The National tribune., 1887-10-13
FOR THE LADIES.

Mrs. Johnson, of Perry Town. has four chill
dren and husband to look after and yet she found
time last year to raise 10000 siikworms besides
running an incubator and Matching IS per cent of
fertile eggs. doing her own housework and going
one mile into the country for mulberry leaves to
feed the silkwOrms.
Miss Florence MacNaghton. Of Runkerrv
House, Bushmills, North of Ireland, has Just per-
formed n swimming feat under very peculiar cir
cumstances. Seeking to persuade local fisherman
to become temperate, the latter promised to do so
provided that Miss NacNGghton undertook to swim
the bay between BaekrOek and Port Ballantrae n
distance of about one mile. The young lady ac-
cepted the challenge. and accomplished the unier-
taxing In 80 minutes. VIII the result that the fish
erman donned the blue ribbon.
- Feminine industries of the world are to be ex-
tensiveiy represented at the Glasgow Exhibition
next year. There will be special WON section
as the lady Presidents want to show exactly what
share women bear in the manufactures of the pres
ent time. Not only needlework is to be exhibited
but such mechanical branches as leather tress nsg
okbinding. fishing tackle manufacture glove
making and the like. Decorative industries in
cludiDg carving, brasswork, painting and engrav-
ing. will find q place, as well as female hygienic
clothing.
The Empress of Brazil is about the hight Of
Queen Victoria. She has a long face long body
and short legs, that she waddles laboriously in
walking.
Mrs. Ann Eliza Denning. formerly well known
as Ann Eliza Young. the l9th wife of the late Brig
ham Young, the head of the Mormon Church. now
lives at Manstee. and is very sick with dyspepsia
and by advice of physician has entered upon q
prolonged fast which has continued for 10 days.
Mrs. Gof of Pleasant Valley Wis., who was
elected Town Treasurer. has just secured her Office
In spite OF vigorous opposition ON the part of the
male ofice-holders of the town.
"A California woman has sued for divorce from
her husband because for Is years he has gone to
bed with his boots on. The poor man probably
was fearful that death would come in the night
and he wished to die In regular Western style
several weeks ago young lady and her
mother went 10 Findlay, o., from Michigan to visit
friends. There the young woman met n young
man who pleased her and soon they were engaged
to be married. Her lover begged for an immediate
marriage, and the girl consented and the day was
set, but a friend of the girl stepped in at the last
liable to arrest at any time and imprisonment in
the penitentiary. There was exciting scene, and
the wedding party broke up.
- Nec HdUsR NeWs The name of the Chinese
Emperors wife is Kan Di. She isn't as sweet as
that, though.
One of the most tickle husbands on record is
the one who bad his first wife eremated affection
ateiy placing her ashes in an urn. One day, seeing
his second wife approaching. he rushed for the urn
and threw tine ashes of wife No on the slippery
stoop, so that wife No. would not break her neck
Epoch
Since the first issue of my journal GA offers of
marriage have been made to me by parties 1 never
saw. From such "a list could undoubtedly select
a curiosity worthy of mummifyng But the plain
naked truth Is that q few years since actually met
crank face TO face who had the courage TO vocal
re his Offering. at first positively refused di-
rectIy relented. shortly aequieseed. The fact Is
am married and have three youthful daughters aud
a husband.-Lady EditOr Of DougIaSSUiHe (Ga.) In
dttstriai.
other woman for $50 GOO while Western husbands
are dull and depressed at less than one-tenth of
this sum. Oh, this cursed Interstate Commerce
law.-Ps0rid Transcript.